walz.technology_
Omaha, NE

Custom software,
built end-to-end by one engineer.

Your dedicated developer for apps, websites, and AI tools — built end-to-end for Nebraska small businesses, at a fraction of agency rates. No PMs, no handoffs, no markup.

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About me

A decade of shipping software people actually use.

I'm Luke. I'll be your engineer, designer, project manager, and support line — all in one inbox. Based in Omaha, working with small businesses across Nebraska. Ten years of experience shipping enterprise research platforms, healthcare dashboards, sports-tech mobile apps, and transportation & logistics platforms. Today I take on a small number of builds for Nebraska small businesses, at a fraction of what an agency would charge.

10 years
Building software for businesses, professionally, since 2016.
Across industries
Enterprise research, healthcare, sports tech, logistics, and consumer apps.
5 years freelancing
Direct-to-client work — quoting, designing, building, and delivering.
Apps in production
Multiple iOS, Android, and web products shipped and serving real users today.
What I build

Combine any of them.

Most real projects combine two, three, or all four. You get them shipped together — no handoffs, no integration tax, no “that's the other team.”

01

AI integration

Bring AI into your existing product or workflow.

  • Chatbots, copilots & assistants
  • Smart search across your documents
  • Workflow automation
02

Mobile app development

iOS and Android from one codebase.

  • Native push, location, payments, camera
  • Published to the App Store & Play Store
  • Designed to feel like a real app, not a website in a frame
03

Web apps & dashboards

Internal tools, admin panels, customer portals.

  • Real-time data and role-based access
  • Fast, secure, mobile-friendly
  • Hosted on your domain, scales automatically
04

Custom backends & APIs

Quietly powerful systems your product runs on.

  • Cloud-hosted — no servers to manage
  • Scheduled jobs, webhooks, third-party integrations
  • Built for uptime and reliability
Built in

What every project ships with.

The boring-but-critical stuff agencies upsell as add-ons. With me it's standard equipment.

Usage analytics

See who's using what, when, and how often — so product decisions are based on real data, not hunches.

Error monitoring

Problems surface in your inbox before users complain. No more learning about outages on Monday morning.

Push, SMS & email

Reach customers where they already are. Reminders, alerts, marketing — without spam.

Accounts & permissions

Customers, admins, teams, billing seats. Role-based access from day one, not bolted on later.

Real-time data

Live dashboards, live tracking, live updates. No refresh button required.

You own everything

Source code, documentation, infrastructure, and customer data — yours from day one. No lock-in.

How I work

One engineer. One inbox. Your whole project.

You talk to the person building it. No project managers between you and the work, no design-to-dev handoffs, no account execs pricing in their commission. The same engineer scopes, designs, writes, and ships — which means a typical project costs a third of what an Omaha agency would quote, moves twice as fast, and comes with the developer's direct cell number.

Direct communication

Slack, email, or a quick call. No tickets routed through three people before they reach the developer.

Faster iteration

Decisions in hours, not sprints. The same person who hears the feedback writes the fix.

A fraction of the cost

No PM time, no account-management overhead, no markup on subcontractors. You pay for the work, not the org chart — typically 30–60% less than an agency quote for the same scope.

Working with businesses in Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, and across Nebraska — in person where it makes sense, remote where it doesn't. Source code and docs are yours from day one.

Selected work

TheDriver — a transportation platform with paying customers today

Riders book trips on iPhone or Android. Drivers see their assignments, run turn-by-turn directions, and clock in. Dispatchers watch every active trip on a live map and handle the back-office — billing, reminders, calendar sync, automated reports. Built and shipped end-to-end by me, in production right now.

Live
In production with paying customers.
Multi-company
Several companies share the platform, each with their own riders, drivers, and pricing.
Real-time
Customers see their driver's location update live; reminders and confirmations fire on their own.
End-to-end
Mobile apps, dispatch dashboard, and the back-office that runs it all — built by one person.
Dispatch dashboard showing live ride management with statuses, fees, and per-trip actions
Rider home screen with monthly hours, family account balance, and quick-reserve service tilesReserve a Service flow with myself/family/guest selector and service-type pickerFamily Rides list filtered by status, showing a requested Suburban tripRide details with pickup time, locations, Google Maps handoff, and calendar share

Live driver location · SMS reminders · Calendar integration · Usage reports · Multi-company billing · Automated customer notifications

thirsty.morse — a live sports-betting tracker

A free, no-real-money tool for tracking your sports picks live against the actual games — NBA, NCAA basketball, MLB, college baseball, NHL, college hockey. Pick a side or total, watch the score update in real time, and see whether your bet is covering — with automatic settling the moment the final whistle blows.

Six leagues
NBA, men's college basketball, MLB, college baseball, NHL, college hockey.
Live
Scores and your bets update every 10 seconds while games play.
Self-settling
Tells you if you won the moment the final whistle blows.
Parlays
Stack two or more picks for bigger payouts; all-or-nothing settlement.
thirsty.morse dashboard with two pending wagers, live cover meters, and win-probability sparklines
History page with cumulative profit-and-loss chart and color-coded settlement tableMatchup detail with ESPN pre-game predictor and wager formParlay slip with two legs and combined-odds projected payoutNBA games list with live scores and day pagination
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Live cover meter · Win-probability chart · Parlays · Auto-settling wagers · Profit/loss chart · Streak tracking · Pre-game matchup predictions

Industries I work in: small businesses · transportation & logistics · healthcare · sports tech · startup MVPs

Common questions

Things people ask before reaching out.

How much does a project cost?
Most fixed-bid projects land between $2k and $25k depending on scope — small AI integrations and fixes start under $1k. You'll always get a flat quote up front, not an open-ended hourly meter.
Are you actually cheaper than an agency?
Yes — meaningfully. A typical Omaha-area agency quote starts around $25k for a project I'd quote at $8–15k. The difference isn't skill; it's overhead. Their bid pays for project managers, designers, account execs, and the layers between them. You skip all that with me.
Do you only work with Omaha businesses?
I work with small businesses anywhere in Nebraska — Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, Council Bluffs, anywhere within an hour or two for in-person meetings. Remote elsewhere in the state when it makes sense.
How long does it take?
A focused build is typically 2–8 weeks. Bigger systems run a few months. I share progress weekly so there are no surprises, and you can pause or pivot at any milestone.
What if I already have a developer or designer?
Even better. I work alongside in-house teams all the time — picking up the part you don't have time for, or the piece outside your team's wheelhouse.
What's the smallest project you'll take?
Anything from a single AI integration in your existing app to a quick admin dashboard. If it can ship in under a week, I'll usually take it.
What happens if you get hit by a bus?
You own everything from day one — source code, infrastructure, accounts, and documentation. Any developer can pick up where I left off. No vendor lock-in, ever.
Do you offer ongoing support?
Yes. After launch I offer light monthly retainers for maintenance, fixes, and small features. Or hand off cleanly if you want to take it from there.
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